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Historic Earthquake
1925 Philippines Earthquake
5 May 1925 · Philippines
On 5 May 1925 at 10:06 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Philippines, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 431 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 17 people.
- Date
- 5 May 1925
- Time
- 10:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Kanlaon Volcano (132 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth